TASTE RECEPTOR

A 'Taste receptor' is a type of receptor which facilitates the sensation of taste.
Examples include TAS2R16 and TAS2R38.
They are divided into two families:

★ Type 1, sweet, first characterized in 2001:[1] -

★ Type 2, bitter, first characterized in 2000:[2] - , and

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References


1. Mammalian sweet taste receptors, Nelson G, Hoon MA, Chandrashekar J, Zhang Y, Ryba NJ, Zuker CS, , , Cell, 2001
2. A novel family of mammalian taste receptors, Adler E, Hoon MA, Mueller KL, Chandrashekar J, Ryba NJ, Zuker CS, , , Cell, 2000

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★ http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/Molbio/MolStudents/spring2000/patton/only/review.html

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